The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-02-17

PORTLAND, Feb. !, 1887. Permit sincere
admrer to wish you a continuation of pros
perity. From my boyhood the paper has been
able, clean and fearless-long may it continue
and advocate sound political views, in Il coun-
try where humbus and demagogcry have been
more successful than those twins deserved.
Business in Portland is good. Our hotels
are wei! filled with guests and our trade rapid
ly gaining. our wholesale dealers are doing
well, and the coming season promises Well
Maine is rapidly growing in prominence as
summer resort and the coming summer will
more travellers within her borders than
ever before. No State in the Union can en-
cced her in anything, and her visitors are a
unit in praise of her natural advantages and
her thrift and intelligence.
The people - Portland are interested in
several important questions now on the docket
at Augusta. One. the Caucus BILL" so-called,
is exciting much talk with those who are in
Ignorance of its intent. For Years. in our
city. the Republican caucl>cs have been in
Tested by crowds of non-voter>. non-rcSileut>
in the Ward where they took part and in
many instances men who never voted Il Re-
publican ticket have been brought in to make
nominations for the regular party men to sup
port. 1t has become intolcrable a nuisance
that Col. Dow, one of our able representa-
tivcs. was asked to introduce bill. similar to
that adopted in other States. to break up this
state of affairs. No one supposed there would
be any opposition to it, but it was at once
>narlcd at hy the Argus. for the sole reason
that such state of things. if continued. will
get the Republican party by the ears while no
Republican eau be induced to ,lo 50 mean and
lawe>> an act to the Democratic party. That
accounts for the adverse criticism of the Demo-
crat>. The bill ought to pass and doubtless will.
Another act before the Legislature is to set
OIL Il small piece of Deeriny 10 Portland. Thi,
is for the convenience of all concerned. but
Deering opposes it, For one hundred wears
our city has kept certain bridges outside the
city in repair and paid thousands of dollars
for the same. She now asks to he relieved.
The towns where these bridges are located are
wealthy. largely owing to PortIand'> enter
prise in building railroads through them out of
her treasury. Her request is opposed. but by
equity She should he relieved and those wealthy
towns compelled to take care of their high
ways. Other questions affecting her interest,
are pending.
One thing is certain to my mind. the greatest
mistake ever made in Maine was biennial >c>-
>ion>. such elections We're bad enough. but
our Legislature should meet every wear.
Our spring election is to be hotly contested.
The Democrats have their cauclse~ next We'd
nes'lay evening" 1t is called early in The inter-
est Of Hon. John W. Deering. who thinks he
sees chance to VIM Owing to side shows
he works for himself and does not wear out
shoe leather for any one else. There will bc
fun if he is nominated. The Portland Custom
House regards HIM with the quality of love
that Rust of the Age does your new Collector
of Customs. The custom house has at least
eighteen Republicans and one mu-wump on
the official rolls. This makes il a> poisonous
il den for the hungry members Of the Cl,.vc-
land and mu-wunp party a> one could wish
becrng hates it rs badly rs satan is said to
regard Holy Water. The custom house (or
civil service reform institute a> he call, it,
recprocatc> his feelings with an tlnaninlitv
refreshing to behold
peering hopes to win ON several questions
He favor> tearing down the .oll city h ll"
also to compel the horse ears to run ON run
ncr> instead of wheels in WINTER and he ol-
poses electric lights. Now the city hall lti,>-
tion is to be submitted to the people. The
horse ears are the peoples conveyance. and
never in our history have our streets through
which they run been kept in good con-
'tion a> this winter. which is the first time the
experiment has been tried. As to electric
lights. a> well 20 back to canals, stage coaches
oil lamps. and weekly mail is TO attempt to
.et this or any other city to abandon electric
lights for street purposes and substitute or
restore Gas light.
There is an inherent sort of cu>>cdnt>> in
Democrat that attracts him to some past idea
that is dead, and he will cling to it with the
enthusiasm that Il hcdhuy has for >lccper> in
dog days. Mr.. De~ring is AN able man and
has made a GOOD Mayor. but is now here along
side Mayor Chapman for the place. Mr.. Chap
man will be nominated and elected and many
Democrats will vote for him. lie has made Il
capital Mayor. i, bright A. nickel plate.
keen a. Il razor, and a match for ANY man in
political methods. What Charles j. Chapman
ncglcct> in such details is not worth talking
about.
GOV. Bodwell will be called upon to nomi-
nate Judge of our Municipal Court. Hon.
Geo. +. Gould has made GOOD Judge, is 4
candidate for reappointmcn. ami will and
ought to be reappointcd. lie has incurred the
of nF ti,., Lob
stripe, but if the Governor could 20 to the be-
yond and get 4 Judge from the better land
they would not be suited with him. Nothing
on earth or in heaven can suit National Pro-
hlhory party man. Iu>>edhc>> dWclls in
Sheol. There they could find a Judge. The
other candidates are VIM. j. Ilnowlton and
Hon. David W. Fe>>cndcn. If the Governor
makes change it i, to be hoped Mr. Fc>Scn-
den will he selected. He is well known and
liked by everybody that is decent, and is a
brother of the late Hon. VIM. r. Fcs>cn,lcn.
Portland has just caiI>c for satisfaction on
account of her delegation at Augusta. Five
more level headed men cannot be found.
They are of the people. nothing >nobb>h
about them Senator We>cott is also as wide
awake Il man as one would wish to see. They
all look after our interests.
The terrible disaster on the Vermont Cen
trail will call attention to the Scwall >a fety car
heater. which was invented by Il Maine man.
If it had been applied to that train no one
would have been burned. If is a success and
destined to be in general use. God speed
the day.
a bill is pending at Augusta to publish the
ancient wills of York county from 1910 to
1860. 1t is to be done under the supervision
of VIM. NJ. Sargent, Esq, of this city. the
best qualified man in Maine for such duty.
The State is asked to take number o. copies
and furnish the Registers of Probate of the
several counties with Il copy. Ii ought to he
done. 1t is of great Importance to students
of Maine history. OBSERVER.
*The caucus was held the 9th and Dcering
was left, MIR. Charles Mccarthy. Jr., getting
all but three of the delegates chosen. [Ed.
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